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Bill: Supreme Court Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Republics Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2565
Description[?]:
Lodamun shall establish a Supreme Court of three justices to review civil, criminal, and constitutional cases. These Justices will serve 30 year terms with one appointed every ten years. The President can nominate and the PFP may begin confirmation three years before the beginning of the Justice's term. If a justice is not approved one year before the term, the PFP may suggest and approve its own nominee. If no Justice is confirmed, the seat will be vacant and the old judge will not continue serving past his term.
Any party may bring an issue to the court, including those serving on the court; however another party must agree to serve as plaintiff. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 03:28:21, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | I don'tlike the part where you take power away from the President. The President hs the sole power to appoint any government officials, in this case the Justices. The procedure to approve a Justice is too difficult and puts a time restraint on it. I do like your idea about appointing one every ten years. |
| Date | 03:29:22, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | Something else I left out. The Supreme Court shouldn't deal with civil or criminal cases, unless it is to impeach a government official. |
| Date | 03:33:28, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | The President has 2 years to nominate justices. Frankly, if the President cannot confirm a Justice by then, the PFP must have the opportunity to install someone on the bench. The Supreme Court should be the highest court in the land in all cases including criminal and civil cases. |
| Date | 03:42:13, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | Criminal cases are for Criminal Courts, the Supreme Court should only deal with Constitutional cases, which sometimes overlap with criminal cases. The Parliament has no right to nominate anyone, it can only approve. How can Parliament nominate and approve? Besides how can you reach an agreement between all the parties that hold seats in Parliament? It is to difficult to accomplish. |
| Date | 04:03:46, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | What if the President will not negotiate? As any party proposing a cabinet knows, it's hard to pass sometimes. If the President cannot pass his nominees, there needs to be an alternative. Any party can propose nominees within one year. |
| Date | 04:13:18, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | You are trying to take away power from the President, that is unacceptable. Besides, there are eight parties in Lodamun, so that will be eight candidates, tell me, how long will it take to agree on one? Your proposal needs to be fixed regarding this matter. |
| Date | 05:20:22, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | United Republics Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | We all know the LP believes in the dangerous concentration of power in the executive to near dictatorial levels. |
| Date | 05:54:24, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | The President is elected by the entire nation. The representatives in Parliament are elected by a region. I only protect the powers that the President has. Since you haven't being able to get the Presidency, you ar etrying to take away power from it. |
| Date | 06:17:18, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | Who is talking about the past. I am talking about you trying to take away power from the President. |
| Date | 10:24:19, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | I think the supreme court should be able to deal with civil or criminal cases (although a impeachment must be done by the PFP). They should deal with all cases where the practice or interpitation of a law is in question |
| Date | 10:38:51, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | Lodamun Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | Also If the president can get someone nominated then every party in the PFP can nominate someone? That does not sound like its gonna have a bigger chance of success. |
| Date | 21:37:19, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | This is what is going to happen. A few parties will intentionally block a nominee to get their own nominee in. Like I have said before, th President is the only one with the power to niminate someone, not Parliament. |
| Date | 21:43:38, April 21, 2008 CET |
From | The Liberal Party | To | Debating the Supreme Court Act | | Message | Another point that is not going to work. If the President's nominee fails, the Parliament chooses its own nominee. According to URP, every party can nominate one. How are you going to get that sorted out, that might take years and ven more years to confirm the nominee while the seat is vacant. That means only two Justices will be making decisions. What if it overlaps with another Justice's term that is ending, then you will have only one Justice in the Supreme Court. Your method is not going to work. |
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| Vote |
Seats |
| yes | Total Seats: 91 |
| no | Total Seats: 36 |
| abstain | Total Seats: 23 |
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